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GEORGE M. DIVIGHT, OF OREGON, ILLINOIS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part; of Letters Patent No. 339,747, dated April13,1886.

Application tiled l ebruary 8, I 96 To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE M. DWIGHT. a citizen of the United States,residing at Oregon, in the county of Ogle and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful In1 provements in Sleighs or Sleds; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the annexed drz'iwings,making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective view of a sled embodying myinvention; Fig. 2. a longitudinal section thereof; Fig. 3, a detail endview; and Fig. 4 a detail view in perspective of the front end of one ofthe runners.

The present invention has relation to certain new and usefulimprovements in sleighs and sleds; and it consists in the details ofconstruction substantially shown in the drawings, and hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, A repre sents the usual fenders, and Bthebenches, of a sled. The runners (J, I form of angle-iron, which are Lshape in cross section, as shown, and to the under side of these runnersare secured by bolts a and nuts 7) the shoes I.) of cast-iron or steel.The front end of the rnuners O is formed with an upright retainingflange, c, and horizontal inwardly-projecting flange d, the former beingmortised in and cured to the outer edge of the fenders A by rivets orbolts, and in like manner thelattermentioned flange is securely fastenedto the under side of the fender, bracing the runner at the point ofattachment to the fender both in a lateral and vertical direction, thehorizontal flange also tbrming a support for the end of the fender.

The most simple manner of forming the flanges c d is to slit the runnerat the apex of the angle and bend the inner portion of the angle-ironinwardly and horizontally,the outer portion thereof projecting above andof a Serial No. 191,168. (No modcLl length equal to the thickness of thefender to which it is attached, and, if preferred, the two flanges thusmade may be welded together. The knees h] are bifurcated, as shown, thearms of the bifurcation being formed with laterally-extending flanges,c, by which they are bolted to the under side of the benches B forsupportingthein. The lower end of the knees E are formed with aninwardlyextending chair, I which is of greater width than the arms ofthe knee, to form a wide and extended hearing or seat for the runnersand brace them both horizontally and vertically, and are secured to therunners by bolts or rivctsf, and the knee to the upright portion of therunner by bolts or rivets The knee, with its flanges and chair, isformed in one piece by welding or otherwise, and provides a solid andfirm support and brace for both the benches and runners of the sled. Itwill be noticed that the shoes D project below the runners (J. Therebyno portion of the runners is exposed to frictional wear.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

In a sleigh or sled, the runners thereof formed of angledron, andbifurcated knees having laterally-cxtcndi ng flanges at their upperends, and at their lower ends inwardlyextending chairs connected,respcctivcly,to the benches and runners, in combination withshoes attached to the under side of the runners and projected below thesame to protect the entire under surface from frictional wear,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

MICHAEL FARRELL, CHARLES l). ETNYRE.

